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القح

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes purity, essence, and unadulterated states, extending to concepts of coarseness, rawness, and intensity. It also encompasses specific terms for fruits, sounds, and physical descriptions.

Derived headwords

قَحَّverb
  1. 1.
    to be pureboth

    To be pure, unadulterated, or genuine, whether in character (like nobility or baseness) or in substance.

  2. 2.
    to be coarseboth

    To be rough, coarse, or unrefined in nature or demeanor.

  3. 3.
    to be rawboth

    To be unripe or raw, specifically referring to fruits like melons.

قُحُوَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    purityboth

    The state of being pure, genuine, or unadulterated, referring to the essence of something or character traits.

  2. 2.
    coarsenessboth

    The quality of being coarse, rough, or unrefined.

  3. 3.
    rawnessboth

    The state of being raw or unripe, particularly applied to fruits.

قَحَّاحadjective
  1. 1.
    pureboth

    Pure, genuine, and unadulterated, often used to describe someone of pure lineage or character.

  2. 2.
    coarseboth

    Coarse, rough, or unrefined in nature.

قَحَاحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    essenceboth

    The core, essence, or fundamental nature of something.

  2. 2.
    purity of lineageclassical

    Purity of origin or lineage, free from admixture or baseness.

  3. 3.
    coarsenessboth

    A state of being coarse or unrefined.

قُحَاحُ الأَمْرِnoun
  1. 1.
    essence of the matterboth

    The core, essence, or fundamental aspect of an affair or matter.

  2. 2.
    origin of the matterboth

    The root or origin from which something stems.

قَحْقَحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    throat-clearing soundboth

    A repeated sound made in the throat, often associated with clearing it or a specific type of laughter.

  2. 2.
    ape's laughterclassical

    The characteristic laughter or vocalization of an ape.

قَحْقَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to make a throat soundboth

    To produce a repeated sound in the throat, like clearing it or a specific type of laugh.

قَحْقَحٌnoun
  1. 1.
    bone around the anusclassical

    The bone that encircles the anus.

قَحْقَاحٌadjective
  1. 1.
    intenseboth

    Intense, strong, or severe, often used to describe something like thirst or cold.

مِقْحَاحٌadjective
  1. 1.
    intenseboth

    Intense, strong, or severe.

قَحِيحٌadjective
  1. 1.
    above swallowingclassical

    Describing something that is beyond mere drinking or gulping, implying a more substantial or intense experience.

Parallel reading

القَحُّ، بالضم: الخالص من اللؤم والكرم وكل شيء
Al-quḥḥu, with dammah: the pure from baseness, nobility, and everything.
والجافي من الناس وغيرهم
And the coarse/uncouth among people and others.
والبطيخ النيء
And the unripe melon.
وقد قح قحوحة
And he was pure/coarse/raw with a quḥūḥah.
وأعرابي قح وقحاح، بضمهما
And a Bedouin who is pure/coarse, and qaḥāḥ, with both dammah.
بين القحاحة والقحوحة
between al-qaḥāḥah and al-quḥūḥah.
وقحاح الأمر، بالضم: فصه وخالصه وأصله
And qaḥāḥ al-amr, with dammah: its core, its essence, and its origin.
والقحقحة: تردد الصوت في الحلق
And al-qaḥqaḥah: the repetition of sound in the throat.
وضحك القرد
And the laughter of the ape.
والقحقح، بالضم: العظم المطيف بالدبر
And al-qaḥqaḥ, with dammah: the bone surrounding the anus.
وقرب قحقاح ومقحقح: شديد
And a qahqāḥ and miqḥāḥ broth: intense.
والقحيح: فوق العب والجرع
And al-qaḥīḥ: above mere drinking and gulping.